opinion
IT’S NOT THEIR JOB
The Republican National Committee is making candidates pledge to support the nominee. And news networks are facilitating a possibly illegal demand.
Andy Craig is director of election policy at the Rainey Center and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.
opinion
DEMOCRACY, SAVED!
Surprise! The conservative-leaning Court squashed “independent state legislature theory,” saying state courts have the authority to rule on election shenanigans.
opinion
RIGHT GUY, WRONG CASE
For both principled and pragmatic reasons, bringing a frivolous and weak case against Trump does nothing to help the cause of bringing him to justice.
opinion
PRESIDENT FEINSTEIN? PRESIDENT GRASSLEY?
The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 is a constitutional crisis waiting to happen.
opinion
FLOPPIN’ TED
The Texas senator is making strangely anti-conservative arguments in favor of congressional power to overturn elections.
opinion
SOME PERSPECTIVE IS IN ORDER
Yes, it’s a big deal that Trump walked off with highly classified material. But, for God’s sake, he tried to steal the presidency.
opinion
YOU’RE MAKING IT WORSE
The Supreme Court is not about to endorse overturning presidential elections, so don’t give ammo to MAGA subversion in 2024 by misstating the Independent State Legislature theory.
opinion
A QUIET COUP
The former veep usurped Trump’s constitutional authority on Jan. 6—but he should have done it the right way and used the Constitution to revoke Trump's powers.
opinion
BEYOND THE PALE
Free speech proponents should shun the people who push lies so vile and dangerous that they should be ostracized in the “marketplace of ideas."